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A man who was arrested by police after a woman was pushed over by a jogger is “very upset to have been implicated at all in this abhorrent crime”.

That's the message from lawyers, who revealed he was released without charge after an investigation into the events on Putney Bridge.

Eric Bellquist has asked for privacy after having his name cleared by Metropolitan Police.

He had been arrested on Thursday (August 10) after police released a video of a jogger pushing a pedestrian in front of a bus while she walked over Putney Bridge towards Fulham .

A statement released by his solicitors Duncan Lewis read: “Our client, Eric Bellquist is pleased to have had his name cleared by the Metropolitan Police but obviously very upset to have been implicated at all in this abhorrent crime.

“We ask that the media and public now respect Mr Eric Bellquist and his family’s privacy.”

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Scotland Yard say the investigation is still ongoing and that no further arrests have been made.

The Met had released CCTV footage of the incident on Tuesday (August 8), which saw the 33-year-old alleged victim flung on the road and in front of a bus on the morning of May 5.

The vehicle avoids hitting her only because of the sharp reactions of the bus driver, who swerves around her.

The jogger, who was heading towards the Putney side of the crossing, was then seen returning 15 minutes later. The woman who fell approached him but he ignored her and carried on running.

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Police said a 41-year-old man had been arrested in the Chelsea area on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm .

Mr Bellquist’s lawyer then put out a statement, naming him as the man arrested, but stating his innocence by claiming he was overseas at the time of the incident.